The Wilson Bowers Collection

By Frank Barretta
Boxing Day Celebrations at the 'Fellmongers Arms' 26/12/1976
Boxing Day Celebrations at the 'Fellmongers Arms' 26/12/1976
Old Boys XI v The School match 13/5/1977
Singing and drinking in the Old Clubhouse after the Old Boys XI v The School match 13/5/1977 (no school boys were injured during or after the event!).
COXA Committee Dinner at 'Delphi' Restaurant, Balham. 16/1/1981
Christmas Party at Norbury, December 1981
Boxing Day at Norbury 26/12/1980
Mick Casserly - Boxing Day at Norbury 26/12/1980
Boxing Day at Norbury 26/12/1980
Chairman 'Mick Powell' - Boxing Day at Norbury 26/12/1980
Evidence of 'Bren Burgers' - Boxing Day at Norbury 26/12/1980
Carol Singing at the Christmas Party in the Old Clubhouse, December 1980
Fancy Dress Party at the College 26/1/1980 - Mick McLoughlin as the Incredible Hulk.
Fancy Dress Party at the College 26/1/1980 - Colin Garvey, Mick O'Brian and an unsuspecting young girl....who's who?
Fancy Dress Party at the College 26/1/1980 - Sheila Rowe serving Colin Garvey.
Fancy Dress Party at the College 26/1/1980 - Frank giving Ernie Larkin a lift to the Bar.
AFA Surrey Senior Cup - Winners 1979 - Back: John McNicholas, Wilson Bowers, Frank Barretta, Paul Hixson, Mick McGrath, Chris Taylor, Tim Hixson.Front: Ray Murphy, Keith McElligot, John Mansi, Tom McLoughlin, Dave Murtagh.
AFA Surrey Senior Cup - Winners 1979 - John Mansi. Clapham beat Old Josephians 4 - 1 at Pearl Assurance Ground, New Malden 31/3/1979
AFA Surrey Senior Cup - Winners 1979
AFA Surrey Senior Cup - Celebrations in the Pearl Assurance bar!
COXA Suffolk Cricket Tour 1983
COXA Suffolk Cricket Tour 1983. Tour song 'You can't hurry love' in the pub we adopted.
COXA Football Tour to Ilkley April 1st - 4th 1983. 1st Team in first game (including Jim 'Make My Tour' Thornton).
Cup Final COXA 2nd XI v Corinthian Casuals, Guardian Insurance Ground, Ewell 26/3/1983 - Back: Mick Galtrey, Tom McLoughlin, Wilson Bowers, Mick McGrath, Jim Thornton, Chez, Kev McKenna - Front: Eamonn Taggart, Mick Burke, Paul West, Brian Casey, Mick McG
1st XI AFA Surrey Senior Cup Winners 1979 - COXA Football Section Dinner at the College 12/5/1979
Wilson Bowers leads us in 'American Pie' at the COXA Football Section Dinner at the College 12/5/1979
Colin Garvey leading a rendition of 'Black Pudding' - COXA Football Section Dinner at the College 6/5/1978
Brian Casey - COXA Football Section Dinner at the College 6/5/1978
The brilliant Graham Hudson doing his 'Elvis' - COXA Football Section Dinner at the College 6/5/1978
Christmas Party at Norbury 17/12/1977
COXA Committee Dinner at 'Bistro Vino' 18/11/1977
COXA Football Section Dinner held at the College on 21/5/1977 1st XI with trophies.
End of the evening at the COXA Football Section Dinner held at the College on 21/5/1977.
Old Boys 1st XI v The School - May 1981: Back: Martin McGrath, Wilson Bowers, Frank Barretta, Mick McGrath, John Leathem, Dave Murtagh - Front: Chris Taylor, Jim Gallagher ,Eamonn Taggart, Joe McElligot, Mick McGowan.
Charlie Bonds stag night at the 'Fellmonger's Arms' - Wednesday 17/8/1977
Charlie Bonds stag night at the 'Fellmonger's Arms' Wednesday 17/8/1977: Mick Grice, Eamonn Taggart, Kevin 'Charlie' Bond, John Taggart, John Manzi, Joe McElligott, Gerry Taggart.
COXA Easter Tour to Great Yarmouth 17 - 20th April 1981. 1st XI before first game on the Saturday.
COXA Easter Tour to Great Yarmouth 17 - 20th April 1981. First pub stop.
Old Boys at The Derby, 3rd June 1981: Dave Leatham, Tom McLoughlin, Mick Grice, Jim Thornton, Kev McKenna
COXA Football Dinner, 6th May 1978 (at the college?): Mick Powell, Colin Garvey, John Newman, Stan Miller, Alan Webber, Dave Leatham
Tim Kelly (Jacket Shirt & Tie) at Ben Benedict's 21st Birthday Party!
Derby Day 3rd June 1981, when WPC's had more discretion about fraternizing with members of the general public!
Boxing Day 1974
COXA 1st XI before final game of 74/75 season. Garvey, Burnham, Bowers, Mick McGrath, Baker, Fulker – Tom Madden, Joe McElligott, Mansi, Curran.
COXA Dinner Dance at St Gerrard’s Hall – 22.5.1976
COXA Dinner Dance: Paul Hixon, Derek Rowe, Colin Garvey – 22.5.1976
AFA Annual Dinner: Derek Rowe, Don Mulvihill, Mick McGrath – 21.1.1978
Norbury “Silly Hat” party 1.4.1978
Orange Hill Old Boys centre halves, lead the signing in the old clubhouse at Norbury singing ‘Alouette’…”How I love your two black eyes....” – 8.4.1978
The old clubhouse at Norbury with a young Gary McGuire. – 6.5.1978
Mayfield Picnic 30.7.1978
Mayfield Picnic, in the pool Alan Webber and Mick Powell - 30.7.1978
Norbury “Silly Hat” party 1.4.1978
Boxing Day 1973 – ‘All Stars’ team: Paul Hixon, Kelly, Lucas, Grice, Macdonald – Smullen, Vic Roskowski, Mick McGrath.
Bearded XI Boxing Day 1973 – Chris Smith (leaning), Baker, Chez (Big), Mick Power, Price, Stan Miller, Wilson Bowers, Smullen, Hickey, Paul Tehan, Alan Webber, John Mansi, Mick Duffy.
Veterans XI Boxing Day 1973 – Aiden Coletta, John McGuire, Colin Garvey, Willie Pepper, Chris Smith, Pete Brown. - Frank Hixon, Magee, (Luke?), King, Eric Tope.
COXA 1st XI 1973 – Tim Kelly, King, Dave Burnham, Colin Garvey, Wilson Bowers, Tom Duffy – Paul Hixon, Faulker, Chez, John Mansi, Keith McElligott.
Bearded XI Boxing Day 1973

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